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March 6, 2012
My friend, Dr. Michael Victoroff, the Editor-in-Chief of EHRevent Report, a monthly newsletter published by the PDR Network, is a major proponent for the effective use of electronic health records (EHRs). His newsletter often provides interesting examples of where things can go wrong with their use…
March 5, 2012
For both our nation and our profession, few current challenges are as daunting as controlled substances. Emergency department visits related to nonmedical use of oxycodone, hydrocodone, and other narcotic analgesics have skyrocketed. Patients show with elaborate excuses for needing early refills.…
February 28, 2012
On Friday evening, FDA presented a proposal that could create a major opportunity for pharmacists to improve public health, much as we’ve done with immunizations.
The title of this “Notice of public hearing; request for comments” is Using Innovative Technologies and Other Conditions of Safe Use To…
February 27, 2012
This “race track” is in its infancy as it is being built by Thu Truong, an intern from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy with the Pharmacy Services Support Center (PSSC). She and the rest of the crew will have the track and cars ready for you to drive by game time in New Orleans at the…
February 21, 2012
Today I came across a very well-written blog post that I'd like to share with you. It describes the value of pharmacists' services.
January 25, 2012
The APhA Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (APhA–APPM) has officially launched Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for Medication Management, Nuclear Pharmacy, and Preceptors as the move to transition to the new Academy structure continues.
Members can opt in to any of these SIGs for…
January 24, 2012
Politico recently published an op-ed by University of Southern California School of Pharmacy Dean R. Pete Vanderveen. The op-ed, “Pharmacists’ Role in Health Reform,” focuses on the role pharmacists can play in improving health outcomes and decreasing health costs, and ends with a call to make…
January 23, 2012
As many of you are aware, El Rio pharmacist Sandra Leal, an APhA member and newly recognized APhA Fellow, is circulating a petition through the Change.org website advocating for recognition of pharmacists as health care providers.
To date, Leal has gathered more than 15,000 signatures from…
January 21, 2012
The U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) recently released a landmark report identifying a “rationale and compelling discussion to support health reform through pharmacists delivering expanded patient care services.”
In an exciting development for the pharmacy profession, U.S. Surgeon General Regina…
December 31, 2011
The following thoughts will be published as my January 2012 editorial in Pharmacy Today.
We all know about the fight-or-flight response from pharmacology class. When threatened, though, the turtle exhibits a third response—retreating into its shell and waiting for the world to get better on its own…